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| Twins rally for ugly win, pull within half-game of White Sox |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel both hit three-run homers, as the Minnesota Twins scored seven times between the seventh and eighth innings to steal a 10-6 ugly victory over the White Sox, climbing within a half-game of Chicago for the lead in the AL Central. Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored a run for the Twins, who have won five of six. Nick Punto and Delmon Young knocked in a run each, and Denard Span scored three times in the finale of the four-game set. The |
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| Red Sox cut nose off to spite their face with Manny deal |
MLB Baseball |
07/31/2008 |
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| acquisition of Arthur Rhodes or Washington's pickup of the Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez. Ken Griffey Jr. waived his no-trade clause to go to Chicago for a shot at a championship. Right off the bat, you think: Good move. The White Sox lead the Minnesota Twins by a 1 1/2 games in the AL Central heading into Thursday's action and could always use a bat like Griffey's, even at the age of 38. But then after three seconds go by you wonder: Where exactly is Griffey going to play for Chicago? Jermaine Dye and C |
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| With trade rumors swirling White Sox finish key series with Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox are locked in a heated battle with the Minnesota Twins for first place in the American League Central. The club appears to be doing its best to strengthen itself for the final two-month stretch run. Hours after working out a potential trade to acquire veteran slugger Ken Griffey Jr., the White Sox will conclude their four-game series with the Twins tonight at the Metrodome. Foxsports.com reported Thursday morning that the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to deal Griffey to |
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| Floyd powerful on mound as ChiSox top Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/31/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Gavin Floyd allowed one run on just four hits as the Chicago White Sox earned an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in the third matchup in a four-game set. Floyd (11-6) lasted 7 2/3 innings yielding just one walk while striking out four for Chicago, which snapped a three-game losing streak and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota for first place in the AL Central. "This is a big one we obviously needed it after the first two games and you know, baseball's a funny game like th |
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| First place in the AL Central on the line at Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
07/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - First place in the American League Central division will be at stake when the surging Minnesota Twins continue their key four-game series with the visiting Chicago White Sox tonight at the Metrodome. Chicago entered this pivotal divisional clash owning a 2 1/2-game lead on the second-place Twins in the Central standings, but Minnesota has trimmed that advantage to a mere half-game with wins in the first two tests of this set. Kevin Slowey fired a six-hit shutout in Minnesota's 7-0 victory o |
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| Morneau helps Twins inch closer to White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/30/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Justin Morneau's three-run double in the fifth capped a four-run comeback for the Minnesota Twins in a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a four-game set. Glen Perkins (8-3) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four in six innings of work as the Twins won their fourth consecutive game and pulled within a half-game of the AL Central-leading White Sox. Joe Mauer was 2-for-4 with two RBI while Carlos Gomez was 3-for-3 with a |
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| Twins to place Casilla on DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/29/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins will place infielder Alexi Casilla on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to a torn tendon in his right thumb. The Twins will reinstate infielder Adam Everett from the 15-day DL to take Casilla's spot. Casilla is batting .313 with four home runs and 39 runs batted in for Minnesota in 62 games. In 25 games, Everett is batting .189 with a homer and seven RBI. |
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| Twins, White Sox continue battle for AL Central |
MLB Baseball |
07/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins have an opportunity to gain further ground on the Chicago White Sox when the two American League Central inhabitants resume an important four-game series tonight at the Metrodome. Minnesota trimmed Chicago's advantage atop the division to 1 1/2 games with a 7-0 victory in Monday's opener. Kevin Slowey threw his second career shutout with an outstanding showing on the mound, while both Justin Morneau and Denard Span slugged two-run homers during a four-run third inning fo |
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| AL Central crown won't be handed to White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/28/2008 |
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| gap between the two teams would have been slashed from 5 1/2 games to 2 1/2 games. But the White Sox had something to say about that, as they bumped their lead over Detroit to 6 1/2 games, while maintaining a 2 1/2-game cushion over the second-place Minnesota Twins. And they've done so with some late-inning dramatics over the past week. It all started on Wednesday against the hot-hitting Texas Rangers, with the White Sox trailing 8-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when Carlos Quentin got the Sox st |
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| White Sox, Twins start key series at Metrodome |
MLB Baseball |
07/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top two teams in the American League Central tangle tonight at the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Twins hope to close the gap on the first-place Chicago White in the opener of a key four-game series. Chicago comes in with a 2 1/2-game advantage on the Twins for the top spot but will be facing a Twins squad that has been dominant at home as of late. Minnesota has won 15 of its last 18 games at the Metrodome and is an outstanding 34-19 as the host this season. Ron Gardenhire's club has no |
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